NORMA Group, a global market and technology leader for engineered joining technology, continues its growth path with a new distribution centre in Moscow strengthening its distribution network in Russia and Eastern Europe.

NORMA Group has been selling its joining products and solutions to local distribution companies via the distribution centre in Moscow since July 2012. With the new facility, the company is strengthening its customer relationships in the Russian and Eastern European market since clients benefit from shorter delivery times and superior product availability.

The distribution centre is located in the north west of Moscow near the international airport Sheremetyevo on the premises of an external logistics services provider. NORMA Group could already win new clients since the distribution centre has been established. Going forward, the company plans to also start shipping to customers in Belarus and Kazakhstan from the distribution centre in Moscow.

'After having built a production facility in Russia in 2010 already, we are now extending our distribution network in this region,' says Werner Deggim, CEO of NORMA Group. 'Our new presence in Moscow caters to the growing local and Eastern European demand for engineered joining technology.'

About NORMA Group
NORMA Group is an international market and technology leader in engineered joining technology. The company manufactures a wide range of innovative engineered joining technology solutions in three product categories (clamp, connect and fluid) and offers about 35,000 high-quality products and solutions to approximately 10,000 customers in 90 countries. NORMA Group joining products can be found in vehicles, ships, trains, aircraft, domestic appliances, engines and plumbing systems as well as in applications for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. NORMA Group generated sales of around EUR 580 million in 2011. With around 4,500 employees, NORMA Group operates a global network of 18 production facilities as well as numerous sales and distribution sites across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. NORMA Group has its headquarters in Maintal near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The company was formed in 2006 as a result of the merger between the German Rasmussen Group and the Swedish ABA Group. Since April 2011, NORMA Group is listed on the German stock exchange and included in the SDAX index since June 2011.